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Richardson, John V., Jr.; Carr, David; Mancall, Jacqueline C.; Montgomery, Carol Hansen; Davis, Donald G., Jr.; Kluegel, Kathleen M.; Lundin, Anne – Library Quarterly, 2000
This column assesses the state of library and information studies (LIS) research. Researchers and practitioners in various LIS fields address questions related to the research front and agenda for collection development; what the field needs to advance further; whether it needs a more sophisticated conceptual or theoretical framework; operational…
Descriptors: Information Science, Information Scientists, Librarians, Library Collection Development
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Nisonger, Thomas E. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Analyzes the "Journal of the American Society for Information Science's (JASIS's)" and its immediate predecessor, "American Documentation's," position in library and information science journal rankings published during the last half-century. Concludes that journal rankings represent a frequently overlooked tool of value to…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Industry, Information Science, Journal Articles
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Via, Barbara J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1992
A survey of library science librarians was conducted to assess their collection development strategies in response to the changing direction of library science education. Survey results indicate that traditional library science subject areas continue to be actively collected at a high level with the greatest growth in technological areas. (11…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Science, Information Technology